He did not discriminate between us and them, for he purified their hearts by faith.
NIV
And He made no difference between us and them, but cleansed their hearts by faith (by a strong and welcome conviction that Jesus is the Messiah, through Whom we obtain eternal salvation in the kingdom of God).
AMP
And put no difference between us and them, purifying their hearts by faith.
KJV
When Silas and Timothy came from Macedonia, Paul devoted himself exclusively to preaching, testifying to the Jews that Jesus was the Messiah.
NIV
By the time Silas and Timothy arrived from Macedonia, Paul was completely engrossed with preaching, earnestly arguing and testifying to the Jews that Jesus [is] the Christ.
AMP
And when Silas and Timotheus were come from Macedonia, Paul was pressed in the spirit, and testified to the Jews that Jesus was Christ.
KJV
I eagerly expect and hope that I will in no way be ashamed, but will have sufficient courage so that now as always Christ will be exalted in my body, whether by life or by death.
NIV
This is in keeping with my own eager desire and persistent expectation and hope, that I shall not disgrace myself nor be put to shame in anything; but that with the utmost freedom of speech and unfailing courage, now as always heretofore, Christ (the Messiah) will be magnified and get glory and praise in this body of mine and be boldly exalted in my person, whether through (by) life or through (by) death.
AMP
According to my earnest expectation and my hope, that in nothing I shall be ashamed, but that with all boldness, as always, so now also Christ shall be magnified in my body, whether it be by life, or by death.
KJV
But Scripture has locked up everything under the control of sin, so that what was promised, being given through faith in Jesus Christ, might be given to those who believe.
NIV
But the Scriptures [picture all mankind as sinners] shut up and imprisoned by sin, so that [the inheritance, blessing] which was promised through faith in Jesus Christ (the Messiah) might be given (released, delivered, and committed) to [all] those who believe [who adhere to and trust in and rely on Him].
AMP
But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.
KJV
"I do not set aside the grace of God, for if righteousness could be gained through the law, Christ died for nothing!"
NIV
[Therefore, I do not treat God's gracious gift as something of minor importance and defeat its very purpose]; I do not set aside and invalidate and frustrate and nullify the grace (unmerited favor) of God. For if justification (righteousness, acquittal from guilt) comes through [observing the ritual of] the Law, then Christ (the Messiah) died groundlessly and to no purpose and in vain. [His death was then wholly superfluous.]AMP
I do not frustrate the grace of God: for if righteousness come by the law, then Christ is dead in vain.
KJV
But this is how God fulfilled what he had foretold through all the prophets, saying that his Messiah would suffer.
NIV
Thus has God fulfilled what He foretold by the mouth of all the prophets, that His Christ (the Messiah) should undergo ill treatment and be afflicted and suffer.
AMP
But those things, which God before had shewed by the mouth of all his prophets, that Christ should suffer, he hath so fulfilled.
KJV
The woman said, "I know that Messiah" (called Christ) "is coming. When he comes, he will explain everything to us."
NIV
The woman said to Him, I know that Messiah is coming, He Who is called the Christ (the Anointed One); and when He arrives, He will tell us everything we need to know and make it clear to us.
AMP
The woman saith unto him, I know that Messias cometh, which is called Christ: when he is come, he will tell us all things.
KJV
But we preach Christ crucified: a stumbling block to Jews and foolishness to Gentiles,
NIV
We preach Christ (the Messiah) crucified, [preaching which] to the Jews is a scandal and an offensive stumbling block [that springs a snare or trap], and to the Gentiles it is absurd and utterly unphilosophical nonsense.
AMP
But we preach Christ crucified, unto the Jews a stumblingblock, and unto the Greeks foolishness;
KJV
